I got my Ricks Stator today in the mail. It looks identical to the one posted on the last page (it's smaller than I expected). I'm going to install it this weekend.

Interesting... very interesting.

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"The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted.

The knob on the front lets you apply a variable load to the system, and allows you to make a graph of current vs. voltage. If you hold all other variables constant (engine RPM, other electrical system loads, etc) I would think it should be more than accurate enough to tell the difference between a 400W output and a 200W output....

The knob on the front lets you apply a variable load to the system, and allows you to make a graph of current vs. voltage. If you hold all other variables constant (engine RPM, other electrical system loads, etc) I would think it should be more than accurate enough to tell the difference between a 400W output and a 200W output....

Yeppers.... I Just dont think it is a necessity, to measure wattage, as you can clearly do the testing on each leg, to see of the stator is functioning fine.

You could also "borrow" the column oil heater while the other half is not watching and use the element in it to act as a load for testing, would suggest you reassemble and return it to the lounge room before anyone notices it missing though

The planets aligned today so I started putting Stephanie's stator back in the bike.

Warning! This rotor has a razor blade sharp surface which gets the tip of your finger if you try to wipe the muck out of the rotor and your finger touches the surface.

But the stator went in well. I managed to pull the old wiring out of the rubber bung which seals the case, and put the new cables through the original holes so the join I made to the original wire is up near the connector itself, meaning most of the wire is now a larger gauge, and newer.

The holes in the bung are angled, so if you take that into account, it makes it easier to put the new cables in.

The Haynes manual said the screws needed to be tightened in this order.

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"The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted.

excellent...
does anybody know why the "pocket" in the cover between #1 and #6 in the diagram is there?

Looks like a vent into the side cover to me. Perhaps to help equalize crankcase pressure?

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"The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted.

I suggest you collect those dimes. You're sure to need them eventually.

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"The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted.